The transcription factor Foxp1 is a critical negative regulator of the differentiation of follicular helper T cells

H Wang, J Geng, X Wen, E Bi, AV Kossenkov… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
CD4+ follicular helper T cells (TFH cells) are essential for germinal center (GC) responses
and long-lived antibody responses. Here we report that naive CD4+ T cells deficient in the …

A portrait of CXCR5+ follicular cytotoxic CD8+ T cells

D Yu, L Ye - Trends in immunology, 2018 - cell.com
CD8+ T cells differentiate into multiple effector and memory subsets to carry out immune
clearance of infected and cancerous cells and provide long-term protection. Recent …

T follicular helper cells, T follicular regulatory cells and autoimmunity

Y Zhu, L Zou, YC Liu - International immunology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
CD4+ T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are recognized as a distinct T-cell subset, which provides
help for germinal center (GC) formation, B-cell development and affinity maturation, and …

Interleukin-4 downregulates transcription factor BCL6 to promote memory B cell selection in germinal centers

L Shehata, CD Thouvenel, BD Hondowicz, LA Pew… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Germinal center (GC)-derived memory B cells (MBCs) are critical for humoral immunity as
they differentiate into protective antibody-secreting cells during re-infection. GC formation …

Critical roles of mTOR Complex 1 and 2 for T follicular helper cell differentiation and germinal center responses

J Yang, X Lin, Y Pan, J Wang, P Chen, H Huang… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
T follicular helper (Tfh) cells play critical roles for germinal center responses and effective
humoral immunity. We report here that mTOR in CD4 T cells is essential for Tfh …

Spatiotemporal resolution of germinal center Tfh cell differentiation and divergence from central memory CD4+ T cell fate

F Zhu, RJ McMonigle, AR Schroeder, X Xia… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells are essential for germinal center (GC) B cell responses.
However, it is not clear which PD-1+ CXCR5+ Bcl6+ CD4+ T cells will differentiate into PD …

B cell antigen presentation in the initiation of follicular helper T cell and germinal center differentiation

LG Barnett, H Simkins, BE Barnett, LL Korn… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
High-affinity class-switched Abs and memory B cells are products of the germinal center
(GC). The CD4+ T cell help required for the development and maintenance of the GC is …

POK/ZBTB proteins: an emerging family of proteins that regulate lymphoid development and function

SU Lee, T Maeda - Immunological reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The germinal center (GC) is a unique histological structure found in peripheral lymphoid
organs. GCs provide an important source of humoral immunity by generating high affinity …

The regulation and role of T follicular helper cells in immunity

EK Deenick, CS Ma - Immunology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
It is well established that the generation of a high‐affinity long‐lived antibody response
requires the presence of T cells, specifically CD4+ T cells. These CD4+ T cells support the …

Nonredundant roles of IL-21 and IL-4 in the phased initiation of germinal center B cells and subsequent self-renewal transitions

DG Gonzalez, CM Cote, JR Patel, CB Smith… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.aai.org
We examined the unique contributions of the cytokines IL-21 and IL-4 on germinal center
(GC) B cell initiation and subsequent maturation in a murine model system. Similar to other …